Where does “mannetjeskat” come from?
mannetjeskat (Dutch) comes from Dutch kat, from Middle Dutch catte, from Old Dutch katta, from Proto-Celtic kattā, from Proto-Germanic *kattǭ, from Latin catta, from Latin cattus — a cat.
mannetjeskat (Dutch): male cat, tomcat
Definitions
- male cat, tomcat
Ancestry of “mannetjeskat”, step by step
mannetjeskat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch kat
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | kat | cat, pussy, "Felis silvestris catus"; female cat;... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | catte | cat |
| 3 | Old Dutch | katta | cat |
| 4 | Proto-Celtic | kattā | cat |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *kattǭ | female cat |
| 6 | Latin | catta | a cat |
| 7 | Latin | cattus | a cat |
via Dutch mannetje
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | mannetje | Short adult male person; The male of a species of... |
| 2 | Dutch | Man | man, human male, either adult or age-irrespective |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | man | human; person; man, male |
| 4 | Old Dutch | man | human, person; man, male |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | mann | person, human |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *mann- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | men- | to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,... |